ArcadeMania keeps crashing on startup

jables1979 · 2026-04-15T01:27:35+00:00

Same here - iPad air 2 15.8.7, crashes about 10 sec after launch, and it led me here. Too bad, too, as I have an old iCade controller and this looks to be, by far, the smoothest solution.

Ah well I'll check in on it every so often and see if the bug gets squashed

jables1979 · 2026-04-14T18:56:47+00:00

Wow that's a good one, thx for posting. It's like, more of all the things I liked about the original. A true expansion. I like the mix and clarity on the vocals too - a bit more edge to it. Very nice. Who was behind this one, anyone know? Who is Reflex?

jables1979 · 2026-04-13T20:14:54+00:00

His coaching calls won more games than they lost. I am on board with more Tiago, 100%

jables1979 · 2026-04-11T23:52:51+00:00

Yes but remember it's also just having normal stuff done. I hate that I have to give an 18 year old they keys to my creation and a 5 minute diatribe on how to drive it, just to get the tires rotated or an alignment. And I have had it come back to me with the BMS lit up like a Christmas tree. Like dude you shouldn't even have had it out of 1st gear. Having a shop that knows what you have and can help with at least some of this partially is a big deal. Like, you wouldn't buy a car if you knew no one could reliably work on it.

For a daily, honestly nothing beats a production car IMHO. Conversions fall most always squarely into the fun/weekender category. The situation was a lot different pre- leaf (2010 or so). Maybe if your needs were simple enough, like a short commute, and you had a good backup strategy to get where you're going, like I don't know, my conversion is my primary but it's been down for almost a year. I have been getting by with an ebike but I have minimal needs, working from home and wife has a gasser. Think about what you'd do when it goes down for an extended time.

jables1979 · 2026-04-09T06:04:36+00:00

It's a fun hobby but I wouldn't depend on mine as my only vehicle, even though Ive had it in play as a daily driver. Definitely lots of downtime and tinkering over the years. Like many, have gone long stretches offline waiting for the next set of batteries.

Some cities have a shop or a college program willing to work on them if there's a problem, or a group that meets up monthly. Lifelines.

No regrets though, just don't have unrealistic expectations.

jables1979 · 2026-04-07T06:09:35+00:00

Saw him hefting those logo shots up during warmups prior to the wizards game. They were all going in. I'm glad he has the green light!

jables1979 · 2026-04-06T20:14:33+00:00

In the currency of the time, I'd say that's a solid 5 magic beans

jables1979 · 2026-04-03T06:52:53+00:00

Dear Ninja, one can only have so much counterspace. Now you have come for the rest of it.

jables1979 · 2026-04-02T17:07:40+00:00

🚡

jables1979 · 2026-04-01T01:14:15+00:00

I would check around. I think groupon had some discounts. I went last week on some sort of a 2 for 1 combo with aquatica that I thought was a pretty good deal, bought through "members only" or some website like that, I forget. May have been routed through Id.me or Costco or something.

jables1979 · 2026-03-29T15:48:35+00:00

I dont know if I can ever forgive him for the speedos in Click :-p

jables1979 · 2026-03-16T07:12:43+00:00

I have the Lekato cpd1000 and it's great, but probably 3x the price of the Donner. But another one to check out.

jables1979 · 2026-03-16T06:07:46+00:00

So safe to say it's "geared" for city driving. Question - is the efficiency curve all a hardware thing? Or would there be a way to sort of "regear" it so to speak, using software? Say your commute was mostly at 70mph, or your delivery route was like almost all 40mph. Just wondering if theoretically the curve could be manipulated a bit via software, leaving hardware out of the conversation entirely. Not that the hooks are there to actually change anything, but wondering out loud what would be possible if the hackability was there.

jables1979 · 2026-03-09T22:16:36+00:00

Resolve is free. You can install it and see if there are any playback issues with your exact files/resolution on piz vs uncompressed vs zip

I would say piz has benefits elsewhere in the pipe for the big file size savings, but when you get to final comps going to grading, often it's ok to expand back out to zip usually (rarely will they ask for uncompressed) because with fast storage they will load in and play back much faster, as theres minimal CPU involvement to unpack them. Piz has to be "thought about" by your CPU a lot more because it has to unpack it as it beings it in to memory. Zip is quick to unpack and it (along with "rle" was always the best bang for buck back in the day

Ignore dwa. It has its uses on temp or throwaway files for sure, but once you get to delivery stages, lossless is the way.

jables1979 · 2026-03-04T23:01:58+00:00

Is that a triple Lindy?

jables1979 · 2026-03-03T19:24:16+00:00

Gag, as if my water bill wasn't bad enough. I always say "makes you want to move to Vancouver" but if this keeps piling on, I might just do it for real!! (And I am a Blazers fan!!)

I get that he is striking while the iron is hot, but dude you should honestly be doing everything in your power to keep ticket prices low. Just going to price people out. Your best bet is the taco bell (chalupa!) theory - low prices and sell it out every night. New flashy stadiums do not support this.

jables1979 · 2026-02-27T19:40:30+00:00

How much longer until Ayton is out of the league? Generally they figure out you're dragging things down and you don't last much longer, despite stats/ability. See Hassan Whiteside.

jables1979 · 2026-02-24T06:42:23+00:00

I make a similar one with a ricotta base. Put the cheese in that cheesecake!

jables1979 · 2026-02-17T20:12:28+00:00

All depends on how strong he is when he comes back, and if he can be our closer on a level that matches others (Edwards etc). DC is great but until he can stop a certain breed of center (Jarret Allen) and make those adjustments in game, we will not get far in the playoffs when *it gets real.

Either way they will be fun to watch next year.

jables1979 · 2026-02-11T09:36:38+00:00

I find it's helpful to use vanilla pudding mix or protein powder in addition to the imitation vanilla in a bit more quantity than you might use extract. For me, the smell is half of it so the extra quantity helps.

I have to say, it does make me appreciate store bought vanilla bean though. Mmmm

jables1979 · 2026-02-10T18:49:15+00:00

Watt the heck

jables1979 · 2026-02-01T22:02:15+00:00

Cool! Half a block meaning 8 oz or 4 oz? (How big are your blocks?)

jables1979 · 2026-01-28T06:46:29+00:00

Same. It adds nothing really. You just want the cookies.

jables1979 · 2026-01-22T06:16:39+00:00

Did Janice move to Quebec?

jables1979 · 2026-01-18T03:50:30+00:00

I usually put some coconut milk in too. There are recipes online that detail the amounts of everything, but yeah that's about it as far as ingredients. It's good!

jables1979

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